Martinson writes, “The mobile-only app will feature financial stories from the Times newspaper, which is part of the same News UK stable as Dow Jones, as well as the Journal and Financial News.
“Perhaps surprisingly, WSJ City will be free at launch despite using content from subscription-based news services such as the Times and WSJ. Dow Jones has long championed paid-for content in a battle with companies such as Google, which dominates online advertising.
“The forthcoming launch comes as further evidence that the Rupert Murdoch-owned company is focused on expanding in the British heartland of arch-rival the Financial Times, which was bought by Japan’s Nikkei in July.
“William Lewis, the Dow Jones chief executive, said: ‘Over time, we would like to occupy the territory the FT has ceded.'”
Read more here.
Reuters is seeking an experienced editor to take part in our fact-checking project and support the…
CNBC Make It reporter Ashton Jackson writes about ways to make financial news more accessible to consumers.…
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing announced Wednesday the winners and finalists for…
Business professionals are turning away from traditional business media sources such as newspapers, magazines and…
WIRED seeks a reporter to cover tech companies and their influence, with a particular focus…
Karoline Leonard has been hired by the Austin American-Statesman as a technology reporter. Leonard graduated from…